grain

复数：grains

1. [U][C]谷粒,谷物,谷类 a single seed of rice, wheat, or other similar food plants; crops from plants which produce these seeds, especially wheat
2. [C]小的硬粒 tiny hard bit
3. [U](天然)纹理 the natural arrangement of the threads or fibers in wood, flesh or cloth
4. [C]微量,一点儿 very small amount
5. [U](物的)纹理; (人的)性情,脾气,天性 the basic quality or characteristic of sth/sb

• bring in grain把粮食收回
• buy grain买粮,买谷物
• get grain得到粮食
• grow grain种植谷物
• need grain需要粮食
• keep grain保存粮食
• produce grain生产粮食
• separate the grain from脱粒,把谷粒同…分离

• different grain个性不同的两兄弟
• the best-known grains最普通的谷物
• wet grain湿粮

• rice grains稻谷

• grain base〔crops〕粮食基地〔作物〕
• grain transport粮食运输

• be〔go〕 against the grain with sb与某人格格不入,使某人反感
• self-sufficient in grain粮食自给自足
• feed the horse on grain用谷物喂马
• without a grain of common sense一点常识也没有

• a grain of一点点,一小颗

grain size晶粒大小，晶粒尺寸

in grain彻底

grain production粮谷生产，谷物生产

a grain of一粒…

grain boundary[冶]晶界

a grain of sand一粒沙子

fine grain微粒，细晶粒

grain growth[冶金]晶粒生长；[岩石]颗粒生长

grain crop榖类作物，谷类作物

grain refinement晶粒细化

grain weight粒重；种子量

crystal grain晶粒

against the grain（与某人的性格、感情或愿望等）格格不入；违反意愿

grain size distribution粒度分布；粒度级配

coarse grain n. 谷粒；粗晶粒；饲料用谷类

grain processing粮食加工；谷粒加工

wood grain木纹

grain structure颗粒结构

grain depot粮食仓库，粮库

pollen grain花粉粒

1. We ship grain to Africa.
   我们把谷物运往非洲。
2. There are a few grains of rice in a bowl.
   碗中有几颗米粒。
3. There isn't a grain of truth in it.
   那事无丝毫真实性。
4. The coffee was good, but thick with grains.
   咖啡很好, 但满是粒子。
5. It's easiest to cut meat in the direction of the grain.
   切肉时顺着纹理切最容易。
6. Our new process locks up pounds of energy in every grain of the breakfast food.
   我们新的生产方法能使每一格令的早餐食品中包含多磅能量。

1. Physical isolation goes against the corporate grain, the hierarchy being organized around the office.
   身体上的隔绝违反合作意愿，使办公室周围形成特定阶层。
2. And those tears slowly took the form of the grain when they first covered it, and later they began to form a small sphere.
   最开始，裹住沙粒的泪水都成了沙的形状，后来就形成了一个小小的球形。
3. In China, many farmers grain the pigs.
   在中国,好多农民都是用谷物喂猪。